My Frog Blog – how tadpoles saved me from going crazy during lockdown!

Posted on 23/07/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

Whist Covid has wreaked havoc on the world, wildlife has bounced back and people have turned to nature for relaxation and freedom. Whether it was listening to a blackbird or watching butterflies flying over wildflowers, people have took comfort in nature and want to protect it.

When I’m older and telling people of my time during the pandemic, part of my Covid story will be about tadpoles; of our pond and how we spent hours watching them grow from their jelly-like substance floating on the top of the water, to their epic exploration as they climbed out of the pond and hopped on to their next journey.

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Lockdown life – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Posted on 07/06/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

Despite posting a lot of content on my social media sites, I’ve realised I haven’t updated my blog during the whole 12 week lockdown period, mainly because I’ve been really busy with online schoolwork and filming for various gardening & wildlife conservation groups.

For everyone, all over the world, it’s certainly been a strange time; there’s definitely been some good, bad and ugly times!

The Good – I’ve gone on plenty of hill walks with Buddy and done loads of gardening, which has meant, I feel really fit. The Bad – not going on holiday to The Cairngorms; I was so excited when we were planning it, and it was pretty tough to have to cancel. And The Ugly – I’ve easy polished off 15+ boxes of Jaffa Cakes (bit of a contradiction to feeling healthy, see above!) Continue reading →

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Why growing your own fruit and veg couldn’t be more important

Posted on 15/03/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

Growing your own fruit and veg is so satisfying, it tastes great, it helps the climate by reducing our carbon footprint and now with the threat of self-isolation from coronavirus, being self-sufficient couldn’t be more important.

seed planting

Here’s a few tips that might inspire you to grow your own.

(revised post from March 2019)

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Shelter from the storm

Posted on 09/02/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

It’s a very quick blog today, with a February update from my garden. I didn’t really intend to write a blog this week, but seeing as Storm Ciara has ripped through the garden, it’s made even the hardest of outdoor fans, stay in and find other things to do instead.

The storm also gave me the chance to do some ‘normal teenager’ stuff, as I’ve been to the cinema with my mate, Hannah.

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Photographing the wonderful wildlife of the Peak District

Posted on 03/02/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

On Christmas Day, my Mum gave us all an ‘extra present’; a Dave Goulson book, ‘The Garden Jungle’ for me and Dad to share, musical theatre tickets for me and Grandma and a photography course for me and Mum to do together, which we did in the Peak District this Saturday.

Mum booked the photography course with trainer, Guy Badham; she’d already been on a workshop with him 4 years ago and took the famous ‘heron scoffing a huge trout‘ shot (January Blog 2016).

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Get your binoculars ready, it’s time for the #BigGardenBirdWatch

Posted on 24/01/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

Last year, the RSPB asked me to help them with their Big Garden Birdwatch advertising campaign and the event is back on again this weekend, starting tomorrow 25th – 27th Jan

The TV ad has been on our screens since Boxing Day and there’s a vid on YouTube too; I feel really honoured to be part of it.

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I’m preppin’ like a boss for the #BigGardenBirdwatch

Posted on 19/01/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest wildlife survey and it only takes an hour to do your bit for nature.

In this week’s blog I highlight a few of the things you can do to prepare for the BGBW, whilst also writing about 2 recent visit to RSPB reserves.

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Notes and observations from our wildlife garden – A Family Blog

Posted on 05/01/2020 by greenfingeredgeorge

Whilst we created our garden for it to provide us with food and look pretty, without doubt our main reason was to create a home for wildlife.

Selfie not taken in our garden, but at at RSPB Leighton Moss Dec 2019

And this year we have certainly reaped the benefits of all our hard graft, as the wildlife has flourished.

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How our garden grew in 2019

Posted on 27/12/2019 by greenfingeredgeorge

As we move into winter, there isn’t a lot to do in the garden; so this blog is basically a summary of what has happened in our garden this growing year. 

It has been an incredible year of gardening, with more home-grown fruit & veg than ever, but a sad loss of our beautiful willow tree that has stood there since I can remember.

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Celebrating 4 years of blogging

Posted on 25/11/2019 by greenfingeredgeorge

Today I’ve been blogging for 4 years and even though I’ve been a bit quiet recently, my gardening journey still ‘grows on’.

Buying an apple tree at R V Rogers
The apple tree 4 years on

My first blog was about buying some new apple cordons and just like those trees, I’ve grown a lot since then! Continue reading →

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